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I just discovered Perplexity Sonar Reasoning, an LLM with real-time web access. Why is nobody talking about this??
AI & Automation

I just discovered Perplexity Sonar Reasoning, an LLM with real-time web access. Why is nobody talking about this??

The Achilles heel of large language models is the fact that they don’t have real-time access to information. In order fo…

March 8, 2025

Here’s the no-bullshit guide to becoming a systematic trader and investor
Education

Here’s the no-bullshit guide to becoming a systematic trader and investor

After four years of developing an AI-powered algorithmic trading platform, seven years of trading and investing, and tal…

March 7, 2025

I sought out to create a "Deep Research" alternative for financial analysis. I can't stop using it!
Platform Updates

I sought out to create a "Deep Research" alternative for financial analysis. I can't stop using it!

When I first tried OpenAI's new "Deep Research" agent, I was very impressed. Unlike my traditional experience with large…

March 3, 2025

Introducing Deep Dive (DD), an alternative to Deep Research for Financial Analysis
Platform Updates

Introducing Deep Dive (DD), an alternative to Deep Research for Financial Analysis

Generating a DD Report on a stock with a single button click OpenAI released their AI Agent, Deep Research, three weeks…

March 1, 2025

I created OBJECTIVELY the most advanced algorithmic portfolio rebalancing tool in the world.
Platform Updates

I created OBJECTIVELY the most advanced algorithmic portfolio rebalancing tool in the world.

I think about this quote from Mark Zuckerberg’s every single day. “Ideas don’t come out fully formed. They only bec…

February 28, 2025

I thought AI could not possibly get any better. Then I met Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI & Automation

I thought AI could not possibly get any better. Then I met Claude 3.7 Sonnet

The big AI companies are on an absolute rampage this year. When DeepSeek released R1, I knew that represented a seismic…

February 24, 2025

Grok is Overrated. Do This To Transform ANY LLM to a Super-Intelligent Financial Analyst
Education

Grok is Overrated. Do This To Transform ANY LLM to a Super-Intelligent Financial Analyst

People are far too impressed by the most basic shit. I saw some finance bro in Twitter rant about how Grok was the best…

February 23, 2025

Prompt chaining is dead. Long live prompt stuffing!
AI & Automation

Prompt chaining is dead. Long live prompt stuffing!

I thought I was hot shit when I thought about the idea of "prompt chaining". In my defense, it used to be a necessity ba…

February 20, 2025

I was laid off from my job where I made over $400,000/year. Here’s why I’m not upset.
Platform Updates

I was laid off from my job where I made over $400,000/year. Here’s why I’m not upset.

I distinctly remember the day that I was laid off. It was January 27th. I know this because it was the same day that De…

February 17, 2025